MS Moby Prince Ferry Collision Kills 140 Off Livorno, April 10, 1991

In Thailand, General Sunthorn Kongsompong leads a bloodless coup d'état, deposing Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Date: February 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Zviad Gamsakhurdia Elected First Post-Soviet President of Georgia May 26,…

Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war. Date: February 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Thailand Bloodless Coup Deposes Prime…

Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest. Date: January 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Operation Desert Storm…

Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux. Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Coup Attempt Against Mikhail Gorbachev Collapses August 21, 1991Herzeg-Bosnia Autonomous Community Established in Bosnia…

Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister. Date: May 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgia Declares Independence from Soviet Union April 9, 1991Mt. Pleasant Riot After Police Shoot Salvadoran Man, May…

Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Pan American World Airways Ceases Operations After 64 Years,…